Any woman that is naturally attractive is encouraged to focus on that before graduating highschool -- rather than developing skills. If your a hot blond 16 year old girl -- chances are you aren't going to be serious about your school work. A 16 year old boy is about x20 more likely not to have the same kind of temptation to go out partying and getting attention from the opposite sex every night.
So this puts a dent in a lot of STEM professions for women. Science is harder -- it's for people that try harder than Humanities students. There are exceptions (I think I was one) -- but most Humanity majors don't work nearly as hard as Science majors -- and we all know it. Women also don't want to look like "Computer Nerds" when their girls -- not sexy
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